North American operations launched

Element8 software, a leading supplier of Transformation Management software to major multi-national businesses and organizations, today announced the launch of its North American operation based in Boston, Massachusetts. The decision to open the North American HQ was brought forward to this month in the light of unprecedented demand for xpoint, the Company’s recently released product in Europe, and the rapidly developing interest and demand from major corporations in the US market.

xpoint is a novel and unique business Enterprise 2.0 solution, whose market leading capabilities support senior executive teams driving major business transformation initiatives and managing complex organizational change.

Commenting on the announcement, CEO Alex Clark said “The launch of our North American operation marks another major milestone in the growth and maturation of Element8. I am enormously encouraged by the excellent early market acceptance of xpoint in the US and excited about the opportunities that this brings in terms of growth.”

Senior VP of Sales & Marketing, Geoff Carss added, “We are opening our North American operation ahead of schedule due to the very significant interest we are seeing in our product. A large proportion of business leaders have Transformation Management high on their list of strategic priorities and I am delighted they see the value Element8 and xpoint offers them.”

About Element8

Organizations need the ability to drive and sustain transformation and change programs with much higher degrees of success. Element8 has developed a Microsoft SharePoint® based platform which enables corporations to apply Web 2.0 technology to the planning and managing of all types of change or transformation initiatives - including Innovation, Six Sigma, Cost Reduction, Continuous Improvement, Lean and an extensive range of other strategic change programs. Each type of change process has its own Lifecycle with supporting tools and techniques, and each Lifecycle sits on the rich web-based collaborative capabilities of SharePoint®.

xpoint has a proven track record in enhancing the success rate of Business Transformation or Change program, in engaging staff, partners and suppliers in a new and invigorating way and in keeping management informed on progress and business benefits throughout the whole process.

Overall xpoint, described by senior management at Microsoft as a “lighthouse exemplar of a SharePoint® business application, represents a new approach to deploying Enterprise 2.0 solutions in business and was developed in conjunction with major global companies in a broad range of market sectors, including Financial Services, Technology and Facilities Management.

Contact Information

For any further information please contact:

Angela Taylor, Element8 Public Relations
angela.taylor@element8software.com
Tel: 877 778 6984
or visit our website : www.element8software.com